Beloved Orange County-based chef and friend of Taco María Eric Samaniego will return to the Taco María kitchen on August 25 for the first in a series of special event dinners this year. Chef Samaniego, who most recently was the chef of Little Sparrow in Santa Ana and who participated in Indie Chefs Week SoCal at Taco María last fall, will collaborate with Carlos Salgado on a five-course, prix-fixe menu for the evening.